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“Mommy, I’m home!” two-year-old Ethan hollered. He had just been to Sunday School and was returning to the class room where is own mother was the teacher. Considering where Ethan had just been, where he was and where he was going, perhaps those words are more profound than we realize. Home is Where the Family [...]
I stumbled upon an offer from Melanie at Only a Breath to create a little button with your word of the year. Your One Word. The word that will be your focal point for the coming year. It was a no-brainer for me because this word is something I’ve been gearing up for – it’s [...]
It hit me in Sunday School this week. . . . How important faith is! I thought I had covered every possible aspect of being prepared for the unexpected. But I missed one, perhaps the most important: Living in such a way that God is able to pour blessings down from heaven. For example, medical preparation [...]
Just before Christmas, many of us are now frantic about the Holidays – finalizing menus, sending RSVPs to party invites left and right, squeezing in extra work so you can take time off during the festivities, and of course, shopping for gifts and wrapping them in pretty paper. At least once, probably some of us [...]
Not long ago, I was able to help celebrate the journey to 100 million shoeboxes with Operation Christmas Child. This number is significant because it represents 100 million chances for underprivileged children around the world to hear about how much God, the creator of the universe, loves them and gave his life up for them. Many of [...]
I think it’s important to help kids learn compassion. Children are sometimes very selfish creatures, and not on purpose. But just because they have a perspective of the world that they assume is world-wide. We recently had some training issues with the kids involving the understand of privileges vs necessities. Gratitude and compassion stem from understanding privilege, [...]
It doesn’t matter what color you lean towards this voting season, there are things I think we can all agree on. I am grateful to live in this country. I am grateful that I can exercise my right to vote, unlike so many women around the world. I am grateful that my children have the [...]
A few years ago, I took my children to the zoo one afternoon after church. Our local zoo has a free ticket day, once a year. Patrons bring an outdated phone book. The zoo recycles the books and families get free admission to the zoo. It saves us over $30, so I always make it a [...]
I have a date with my husband, and I’m as excited as though I were 16 again anticipating its arrival! Anybody else out there feel that way when you finally get time alone with your husband? As stay-at-home moms, we are all so busy. I think I do more now in a day than I [...]
I love teaching children about God. In fact, I take the same approach with everyone: keep it simple. We teach the kids…….. “My God is so Great, So Strong and So Mighty, There’s Nothing My God Cannot Do.” and the adults sing…… “God of wonders beyond our galaxy, You are holy, holy. The universe declares Your majesty. [...]
